I had an excellent hunt in Colchester this past September and scored my first gold coin 1672 Charles 1/2 guinea and a Gold and enamel posey ring from about 1650. the inscription reads " I am But a Token" and it's a corker of a ring. I did well with other "normal" finds as well but these were the best of it. I found the ring with the manticore and the coin with the D2. Both were easy targets. Ring hit at 21 and the coin was 74.
Holy cow, those are the finds dreams are made of! Congrats on an incredible hunt! I don't know which find I would love the most, but believe it or not I think the ring is probably one of the most amazing single detecting finds I have ever seen.
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Minelab: CTX 3030, GPX 4800, X-Terra 705. Whites TDI SL.
2024: Silver 1, Gold 0
Best finds: 28 silver dime spill, 1800s Dutch customs seal.
Oldest/best coins: Late 1700's Chinese Cash Coin, 1837 Upper Canada large cent, 1877 Seated Dime
Oldest Relic find: 1800 Sailors Luck token
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Was wondering when you were gonna show up and post theseare still in the UK or have they released them to you?
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That ring is incredible! And a gold coin! Yeah you did alright.
Detectors I use: Minelab Equinox 900 & Manticore
Favorite finds I have made:
1,000+ silver coins
104pcs of 1700's Trade Era Silver
Copper Culture Indian Artifacts
125+ War of 1812 Era buttons and relics
My wife (probably should have started with that one)
The coin and ring finds are still with the British Museum. It may take a year or two for those. The rest of my pouch will come home with me in March. I probably will lose the Ring as they have already expressed an interest in obtaining it. The problem is that it is a very early example of a enameled Gold Posey Ring in excellent condition. We are pretty sure that it came out of the moat around the estate house when it was cleaned out 15 years ago. The coin I will most likely get back and just have to pay the land owner his share. If the BM purchases the ring I get half the money and the landowner gets half. They think its worth around 7000 pounds. Independant appraisers determine the value. If they are going to buy it then I want a high number and if not then I want a low number because I have to pay half.Originally Posted by del
Was wondering when you were gonna show up and post these
Excellent finds Todd. That ring is an absolute stoker!
Vermont relic hunting, one swing at a time.
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That ring is absolutely beautiful. The stories it could tell.
Looking forward to updates on it.
Minelab Manticore / SPECTRA V3i, Pro-Pointer II. Lesche Digger.
Oldest Copper: 1694 William & Mary Halfpenny. Oldest Silver: 1663 1-Reale
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